Daily planetary positions 17 October 1986 Astrological Ephemeris

Geocentric, tropical, apparent, airless. Source: NASA JPL Horizons.

Daily astrological ephemeris for 17 October 1986. The Sun is in Libra at 23°. The Moon is in Aries. Mercury and Venus are in Scorpio. Mars is in Aquarius. Jupiter continues retrograde in Pisces. A total lunar eclipse occurs today (maximum at 19:17:59 UTC).

Sun ♎ 23° Moon ♈ 13° 🌕 ☀︎ Lunar eclipse today Mercury ♏ 14° Venus ♏ 16° ℞ Mars ♒ 07° Jupiter ♓ 15° ℞ Saturn ♐ 05° Uranus ♐ 18° Neptune ♑ 03° Pluto ♏ 09°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 17 October 1986 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♎ Libra 23° n/a +0.93°/d 201.76°
Moon ☀︎ ♈ Aries 🌕 13° n/a +11.43°/d 13.19°
Mercury ♏ Scorpio 14° Direct +1.17°/d 224.12°
Venus ♏ Scorpio 16° ℞ Retro −0.05°/d 226.11°
Mars ♒ Aquarius 07° Direct +0.59°/d 307.74°
Jupiter ♓ Pisces 15° ℞ Retro −0.07°/d 345.83°
Saturn ♐ Sagittarius 05° Direct +0.10°/d 245.44°
Uranus ♐ Sagittarius 18° Direct +0.04°/d 258.67°
Neptune ♑ Capricorn 03° Direct +0.02°/d 273.79°
Pluto ♏ Scorpio 09° Direct +0.04°/d 219.74°

Moon positions on 17 October 1986

Waxing Gibbous Moon in Aries 13° 🌕 - 13 days old - 93% lit - Lon: 13.19°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♈ 13°♈ 16°♈ 18°♈ 21°

☀︎ Eclipse today

Lunar, total, max at 19:17:59 UTC • Gamma 0.3188 • Pen 2.301 • Umb 1.246 • Partial 216.8 min • Total 73.7 min

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